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Brewer's: Gogmagog Hill
(The). The higher of two hills, some three miles south-east of Cambridge. The legend is that Gogmagog was a huge giant who fell in love with the nymph Granta, but the saucy lady would have…Faith Hill Biography
Faith Hillcountry-pop singerBorn: 9/21/1967Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi Hill's ability to combine hit albums, altruism, marriage, and motherhood makes Martha Stewart look like a slug. At 19, she…Lauryn Hill Biography
Lauryn Hill actress, musicianBorn: 5/25/1975Birthplace: South Orange, New Jersey Lead singer of the hip-hop group The Fugees, Hill has also made a name for herself as an actress. The Fugees won…Hill, Benjamin Harvey
(Encyclopedia) Hill, Benjamin Harvey, 1823–82, American statesman, b. Jasper co., Ga. A highly successful lawyer and Whig politician, he supported the Whig-Democratic alliance that carried Georgia in…White Mountain
(Encyclopedia) White Mountain or White Hill, Czech Bílá Hora, hill near Prague, Czech Republic. There, in Nov., 1620, the Czech Protestants under Christian of Anhalt were routed by the combined…Weston-super-Mare
(Encyclopedia) Weston-super-MareWeston-super-Marewĕstˈən-s&oomacr;ˈpər-mâr [key], city (1991 pop. 60,821), North Somerset, SW England, on the Bristol Channel. It is a seaside resort with…Seven Days battles
(Encyclopedia) Seven Days battles, in the American Civil War, the week-long Confederate counter-offensive (June 26–July 2, 1862) near Richmond, Va., that ended the Peninsular campaign. After the…Harriman, Edward Henry
(Encyclopedia) Harriman, Edward Henry, 1848–1909, American railroad executive, b. Hempstead, N.Y.; father of William Averell Harriman. He became a stockbroker in New York City and soon entered the…Hill, Daniel Harvey
(Encyclopedia) Hill, Daniel Harvey, 1821–89, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. York District, S.C. He served in the Mexican War but resigned from the army in 1849. He was professor of…Northern Pacific Railway
(Encyclopedia) Northern Pacific Railway, former American rail line, following the northern route from Duluth and St. Paul, Minn., to Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Oreg. The Northern Pacific RR…Trending
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